Ben Moore (snowboarder)

Ben Moore
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain

Ben Moore (born 3 January 1986) is a British snowboarder. He is competing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in snowboarding events for athletes with upper limb disabilities having lost the use of his left arm after a motorbike accident in 2006.[2][3]

Moore was a keen skateboarder before he had his accident. He qualified and started work as a snowboard instructor in Canada after being inspired to take up the sport during a holiday in Bulgaria.[2] Moore missed the bus to work one day and, rather than waiting for the next one, decided to hitchhike instead. This led to a chance encounter with competitive snowboarders who gave him the idea of competing himself.[3] Moore began competing and achieved success when he won bronze in the banked slalom SB-UL 2017 Para Snowboard World Championships in Big White Ski Resort, Canada.[4] He is set to represent Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, competing in Banked Slalom and SBX events alongside Owen Pick and James Barnes-Miller.[5] Snowboarding was first added to the Paralympics in Sochi 2014, with 2018 being the first time that Great Britain has been represented and the first time that upper limb category has been added to the events.

References

  1. ^ Ben Moore Archived 2018-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. British Ski and Snowboard. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Britain's Ben Moore aims for World para-snowboard success". BBC News. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Off-piste at the Paras #4: Snowboarder Ben Moore". BBC News. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Para Snowboard World Championships: GB's Owen Pick and Ben Moore win medals". BBC News. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Meet Winter Paralympics flag bearer and British war veteran Owen Picks". ITV News. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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